US20030110320A1 - Information processing apparatus - Google Patents

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US20030110320A1
US20030110320A1 US10/316,041 US31604102A US2003110320A1 US 20030110320 A1 US20030110320 A1 US 20030110320A1 US 31604102 A US31604102 A US 31604102A US 2003110320 A1 US2003110320 A1 US 2003110320A1
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Naoto Matsushita
Toshikazu Nakahira
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  • the present invention relates to an information processing apparatus in which a recording medium such as a memory card can be removably loaded.
  • Data such as music and image data to be played back and data to be processed by various kinds of computer programs are often input to an information processing apparatus by being stored on a recording medium.
  • Optical discs such as CD (Compact Disc) and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) are commonly used as recording media for storing music, image, and like data.
  • Optical discs of the type that allows users to write data thereon, such as CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD-RAM, are also used.
  • Memory cards using semiconductor memories such as PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association) memory card, Memory Stick, and SD (Secure Digital) card, are also finding widespread use as their storage capacity increases and price drops, since these types of memory, unlike disk type recording media, do not require the use of drive units.
  • PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
  • Memory Stick Memory Stick
  • SD Secure Digital
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A 6-309515 (1994) discloses prior art in which an IC memory card is used as a storage medium for storing images, voice, characters, etc. and data and commands specifying the order of playback of the images, voice, etc., the number of playbacks, the playback time, etc. are stored in the form of a command file on the IC memory card.
  • the IC memory card is loaded, the images, etc. are played back in accordance with the command file.
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A 6-103737 (1994) discloses prior art in which audio data is played back in time sequence in accordance with date/time information in the TOC (Table Of Contents) area.
  • TOC Table Of Contents
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A 2-139783 (1990) proposes the provision of a frequency play key for playing back music by selecting pieces of music in accordance with the frequency of playback, in addition to a play key for playing back pieces of music in the order they are recorded and a random play key for playing back pieces of music in random order.
  • the applicant of the present invention discloses prior art in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A 4-351777 (1992) in which the number of times each piece of music has been played back is stored for each optical disc and pieces of music having higher frequency of playback are played back preferentially.
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A 10-234002 discloses prior art that enables audio/video information recorded on a randomly accessible recording medium to be played back in the order of recording or in preprogrammed order.
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A 11-213560 (1999) discloses prior art in which, when reading an optical card that can store data in a plurality of logical formats, the optical card is read first by using the same format as the previously read optical card and, if it cannot be read properly, then another format is tried to read it.
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A 10-49974 discloses prior art in which, for each optical disc previously played back, the number of times each piece of music recorded thereon has been played back is stored in an automotive DAD playback apparatus and, when playing back the same optical disc next time, the pieces of music are played back in decreasing order of the number of playbacks.
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A 8-31150 discloses the idea that the method used to process information recorded on a recording medium is stored as history data on a history card and, when processing the information next time, the history data stored on the history card is read out so that the user can easily select the recently processed information or frequently processed information.
  • the applicant of the present invention discloses prior art in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A 10-166956 (1998) in which the settings for operation of an automotive audio apparatus, etc. are made in connection with an ID code used in an automotive keyless entry system.
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A 9-128879 discloses prior art in which, in an apparatus capable of playing back recording media of different recording formats, such as audio CD, video CD, photo CD, etc., an identification program for the most recently used recording format is preferentially executed and, after that, identification programs are executed in order of frequency of use.
  • Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP-A 2000-20288 (2000) discloses prior art in which, when a personal computer or the like is turned on with a recording medium such as a CD-ROM loaded therein, if a bootable program is recorded on the recording medium, the program is executed, and if data is recorded in a form ready for playback, a program for playing back the data is activated.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus capable of facilitating the convenience of users by making provisions so that the selection of data and an application program to be activated can be automatically made by just loading a recording medium.
  • the invention provides an information processing apparatus in which a plurality of information processing programs can be operated and a recording format of information to be processed by program operation is predetermined for each of the information processing programs, the apparatus comprising:
  • medium loading means for removably receiving an information recording medium capable of recording a plurality of pieces of information, the medium loading means being adapted to be able to read out the information recorded on the information recording medium when the information recording medium is loaded therein;
  • control means for performing control so that, upon loading of the information recording medium to the medium loading means, a first piece of information recorded on the information recording medium is read out in accordance with a predetermined ordering criterion, an information processing program that matches the recording format of the first piece of information is selectively activated to process the first piece of information and, when reading out second and subsequent pieces of information from the information recording medium, the information recorded in the recording format that can be processed by the information processing program is sequentially read out in accordance with the ordering criterion;
  • storage means which stores data for reading out the information from the information recording medium in accordance with the ordering criterion.
  • an information recording medium capable of recording a plurality of pieces of information can be removably loaded into the medium loading means and, when the information recording medium is loaded, the information recorded on the information recording medium can be read out.
  • the information recording medium can record thereon a plurality of pieces of information in different recording formats.
  • the control means Upon detecting the loading of the information recording medium to the medium loading means, the control means performs control so that the first piece of information recorded on the information recording medium is read out in accordance with the predetermined ordering criterion, and so that the information processing program that matches the recording format of the information is selectively activated to process the information.
  • control is performed so that the information recorded in the recording format that can be processed by the information processing program is sequentially read out in accordance with the ordering criterion. Since the data for reading out the information from the information recording medium in accordance with the ordering criterion is stored in the storage means, the information readout from the information recording medium can be performed automatically, and since the information processing program for processing the a a first piece of information is selected based on the first piece of information, the user can have the recorded information processed automatically by just loading the information recording medium into the medium loading means.
  • the first piece of information recorded on the information recording medium is read out in accordance with the predetermined ordering criterion, and the information processing program that matches the recording format of the information is selectively activated so that the information can be processed.
  • the user can have the readout and processing of the information performed automatically.
  • the information recorded in the recording format that can be processed by the activated program is sequentially read out in accordance with the ordering criterion, the information can be processed sequentially by using the same information processing program.
  • control means performs control so that the information most recently recorded on the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information by using the date/time of information recording on the information recording medium as the ordering criterion, and the control means activates the information processing program that matches the recording format of the information.
  • the most recently recorded information can be preferentially selected for processing.
  • control means performs control so that the information most recently used in the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information by using as the ordering criterion the date/time the information recorded on the information recording medium was last used, and the control means activates the information processing program that matches the recording format of the information.
  • the most recently used information can be preferentially selected for processing.
  • control means performs control so that the information most frequently used in the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information by using as the ordering criterion the number of times the information recorded on the information recording medium has been used, and the control means activates the information processing program that matches the recording format of the information.
  • control means performs control so that the total number of times the information recorded on the information recording medium has been used is calculated for each recording format and, by using the total number of times as the ordering criterion, the information selected in accordance with a predetermined criterion is read out as the first piece of information from among the information of the most frequently used recording format in the information recording medium, and the control means activates the information processing program that matches the recording format of the information.
  • the information recording medium in the most frequently used recording format is sequentially presented for processing in accordance with the predetermined criterion, the information of the most frequently used recording format can be preferentially selected for processing.
  • the predetermined criterion is the date/time of recording.
  • the information recording medium in the most frequently used recording format is sequentially presented for processing in descending order of the date/time of recording, the information most recently recorded in the most frequently used recording format can be preferentially selected for processing.
  • the information processing apparatus further includes other storage means for storing the number of times each of the information processing programs that can process the information of the particular recording format has been used for processing the information, and
  • control means performs control so that, when the information read out as the first piece of information from the information recording medium is the information of the particular recording format that can be processed by any one of the plurality of information processing programs, the most frequently used information processing program is activated based on the number of times stored in the other storage means.
  • the information processing program most frequently used for processing the information of the particular recording format is activated by preferentially selecting it from among the plurality of information processing programs that match the recording format of the information.
  • control means performs control so that the information most recently recorded on the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information from among the information of the recording format that can be processed by the information processing program recorded in the storage means and, when reading out the second and subsequent pieces of information, the information recorded in that recording format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of recording.
  • the information most recently recorded on the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information, and after activating the information processing program that matches the recording format of the information, the second and subsequent pieces of information recorded in that recording format is processed in order of date/time of recording, so that the information can be sequentially processed by using the same information processing program.
  • control means performs control so that the information most recently used in the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information from among the information of the recording format that can be processed by the information processing program stored in the storage means and, when reading out the second and subsequent pieces of information, the information recorded in that recording format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of use.
  • the information most recently used in the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information, and after activating the information processing program that matches the recording format of the information, the second and subsequent pieces of information recorded in that recording format is processed in order of date/time of use, so that the information can be sequentially processed by using the same information processing program.
  • control means performs control so that the information most recently recorded on the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information from among the information of the recording format that can be processed by the most frequently used information processing program stored in the storage means and, when reading out the second and subsequent pieces of information, the information recorded in that recording format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of recording.
  • the most frequently used information processing program is activated by selecting it from among the information processing programs that match the recording format of the information stored on the information recording medium, the information most recently recorded on the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information from among the information recorded in that recording format, and the second and subsequent pieces of information recorded in that recording format is processed in order of date/time of recording, so that the information can be sequentially processed by using the same information processing program.
  • control means performs control so that the information most recently used in the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information from among the information of the recording format that can be processed by the most frequently used information processing program stored in the storage means and, when reading out the second and subsequent pieces of information, the information recorded in that recording format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of use.
  • the most frequently used information processing program is activated by selecting it from among the information processing programs that match the recording format of the information stored on the information recording medium, the information most recently used in the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information from among the information recorded in that recording format, and the second and subsequent pieces of information recorded in that recording format is processed in order of date/time of use, so that the information can be sequentially processed by using the same information processing program.
  • control means performs control so that, among the information of the recording format most predominantly used for the information recorded on the information recording medium, the information most recently used in the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information and, when reading out the second and subsequent pieces of information, the information recorded in that recording format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of use.
  • the most recently used information is read out as the first piece of information from the information recording medium, after which the second and subsequent pieces of information recorded in that recording format can be processed sequentially in order of date/time of use.
  • an information processing program when the user loads the information recording medium, an information processing program is activated that matches the recording format most predominantly used for the information recorded on the information recording medium, and the information recorded in that recording format can be processed sequentially in order of date/time of use.
  • control means performs control to search the kinds of the recording formats of the information recorded on the information recording medium, select a particular recording format at random from among the kinds of the recording formats, and read out the most recently recorded information as the first piece of information from among the information recorded in that recording format, and when reading out the second and subsequent pieces of information, the information recorded in that recording format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of recording.
  • the information recording medium when the user loads the information recording medium into the medium loading means, among the information of the recording format selected at random from among the recording formats of the information recorded on the information recording medium, the information most recently recorded on the information recording medium is read out as the first piece of information, after which the second and subsequent pieces of information recorded in that recording format can be processed sequentially in order of date/time of recording.
  • control means performs control to search the kinds of the recording formats of the information recorded on the information recording medium, select a particular recording format at random from among the kinds of the recording formats, and read out the most recently used information as the first piece of information from among the information recorded in that recording format, and when reading out the second and subsequent pieces of information, the information recorded in that recording format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of use.
  • the most recently used information is read out as the first piece of information from the information recording medium, after which the second and subsequent pieces of information recorded in that recording format can be processed sequentially in order of date/time of use.
  • the invention also provides an information processing apparatus in which a plurality of information processing programs can be operated and a recording format of information to be processed by program operation is predetermined for each of the information processing programs, the apparatus comprising:
  • medium loading means for removably receiving an information recording medium capable of recording a plurality of pieces of information, the medium loading means being adapted to be able to read out the information recorded on the information recording medium when the information recording medium is loaded therein;
  • candidate presenting means which, upon detecting the loading of the information recording medium to the medium loading means, searches the kinds of the recording formats of the information recorded on the loaded information recording medium and, of the plurality of information processing programs, presents as candidates the information processing programs that can process the information of the thus searched recording formats;
  • operation input means for accepting an input operation for selecting one of the candidates presented by the candidate presenting means
  • control means for activating the information processing program selected from among the candidates in response to the input operation performed on the operation input means, and for performing control so that the information recorded on the information recording medium is sequentially read out in accordance with a predetermined ordering criterion from among the information of the recording format to be processed by the selected information processing program.
  • an information recording medium capable of recording a plurality of pieces of information can be removably loaded into the medium loading means and, when the information recording medium is loaded, the information recorded on the information recording medium can be read out.
  • the information recording medium can record thereon a plurality of pieces of information in different recording formats.
  • the candidate presenting means searches the kinds of the recording formats of the information recorded on the loaded information recording medium and, of the plurality of information processing programs, presents as candidates the information processing programs that can process the information of the thus searched recording formats. The user can select one of the candidates by operating the operation input means.
  • the control means activates the information processing program selected by the user from among the candidates, and performs control so that the information recorded on the information recording medium is sequentially read out in accordance with the predetermined ordering criterion from among the information of the recording format to be processed by the selected information processing program; this facilitates the activation of the information processing program suitable for reading the information from the information recording medium.
  • the information recording medium is a memory card
  • the storage means is provided within the information recording medium.
  • the information processing program that matches the recorded information can be automatically activated to process the information.
  • the medium loading means is provided with more than one receiving compartment for receiving the information recording medium
  • an information processing program for processing the information can be prespecified for each receiving compartment.
  • the information processing program for processing the recorded information is automatically specified, thus simplifying the process of specifying the information processing program.
  • the information processing program to be activated when the memory card is loaded is prespecified for each memory card receiving compartment, the information processing program for processing the recorded information can be easily specified by just selecting the receiving compartment.
  • the invention also provides a program for causing a computer to function as either one of the information processing apparatuses described above.
  • the invention provides a computer readable recording medium on which a program is recorded which causes a computer to implement the steps of:
  • the invention provides a computer readable recording medium on which a program is recorded which causes a computer to implement the steps of:
  • the information processing program that matches the recording format of the information recorded on the information recording medium is activated so that the information highly likely to be the information the user wants to be processed can be automatically processed.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing in simplified form the system configuration of an automotive information processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a control procedure for auto playback which is initiated when a memory card is loaded into the automotive information processing apparatus of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a screen for setting auto playback functions in accordance with the embodiment of FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a screen for information erasure in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen for specifying functions for each of a plurality of receiving compartments for the memory card in accordance with still another embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows in simplified form the system configuration of an automotive information processing apparatus 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
  • a plurality of application programs can be operated and the recording format of information to be processed by program operation is predetermined for each application program.
  • a memory card 2 as an information recording medium capable of recording a plurality of pieces of information can be removably loaded into a receiving compartment 3 , and the recorded information can be read out when the memory card 2 is loaded.
  • the readout information is input from the receiving compartment 3 to a CPU 5 via an interface circuit (hereinafter abbreviated as I/F) 4 .
  • I/F interface circuit
  • the CPU 5 as a control means reads out a first piece of information from the memory card 2 in accordance with a predetermined ordering criterion, and processes the information by selectively activating an application program that matches the recording format of the first piece of information.
  • the plurality of application programs and a program for activating the application programs are prestored in a ROM 6 .
  • a RAM 7 is used as a work memory.
  • the operation history of each application program is stored in a recordable nonvolatile memory 8 such as a flash memory.
  • the information recorded on the memory card 2 includes image information such as movies and still images, and the recorded images can be displayed on a display device 9 .
  • Recording formats such as MPEG and video CD or formats such as QuickTime, a trademark of Apple Computer, are used for the recording of movies.
  • Still images are recorded using such formats as BMP, JPEG, or photo CD.
  • Application programs capable of playing back information of one particular recording format or a plurality of recording formats are stored in the ROM.
  • the operation mode to be activated when the memory card 2 is loaded into the receiving compartment 3 can be preset by the user via a keyboard 10 which is an operation input means.
  • the operation modes that can be preset include an auto playback mode; when setting the operation mode to the auto playback mode, an ordering criterion for defining the order of playback can be preset.
  • the memory card 2 is capable of recording information 11 to be processed by an application program for playback, etc. and data 12 which is referenced based on the ordering criterion for auto playback.
  • the automotive information processing apparatus 1 is also equipped with a deck 13 into which a recording medium different from the memory card 2 such as optical discs, etc. can be removably loaded, and which can read the recorded contents when the recording medium is loaded.
  • a recording medium different from the memory card 2 such as optical discs, etc.
  • a DVD, a CD-ROM, or a video CD is loaded into the deck 13 , image data or map data for navigation can be read out for display on the display device 9 .
  • audio information such as music recorded in various recording formats can be read out, and can be reproduced as sound by means of an audio device 14 . There are also cases where both video and audio information are reproduced.
  • FIG. 2 shows a control procedure which is initiated when the memory card 2 is loaded into the receiving compartment 3 according to the embodiment of FIG. 1.
  • the I/F 4 notifies the CPU 5 by causing, for example, an interrupt.
  • the CPU 5 performs a data scan to search the information 11 and data 12 stored on the memory card 2 .
  • the data 12 includes a playback log for recording the data format (type), update date/time, access date/time, frequency of use, etc. for each piece of information 11 .
  • the playback log is read out and, if there is any new piece of information 11 , a new log is created.
  • a setup file for specifying the auto playback order is read out.
  • the setup file is identified by a specific file name, and can specify the auto playback order to play back the information in order of date/time of writing, date/time of access, frequency of use, etc.
  • a playback order list for the information 11 is created based on the setup file, and the number of pieces of data to be played back, i.e., the number of pieces of information 11 to be played back, is calculated.
  • step s 6 a parameter N representing the number of pieces of data already played back is initialized to 0.
  • step s 7 it is determined whether the value of N is equal to the number of pieces of data played back, that is, whether the playback of all the data pieces is completed. If it is determined that the playback is not completed yet, the value of N is incremented by 1 in step s 8 . If it is determined in step s 7 that the playback of all the data pieces is completed, the value of N is re-set to 1 in step s 9 . After step s 8 or s 9 , the process proceeds to step s 10 to play back the information 11 .
  • step s 11 it is determined whether the playback of one piece of information 11 is completed. If it is determined that the playback is completed, then in step s 12 the access date/time, frequency of use, etc. are updated and written to the playback log in the data 12 , and the process returns to s 7 . If it is determined in step s 11 that the playback of one piece of information 11 is not completed yet, then it is determined in step s 13 whether a playback stop or card eject operation has been performed. If it is determined that neither the playback stop nor the card eject operation has been performed, the process returns to step s 11 . If it is determined in step s 13 that the playback stop or card eject operation has been performed, the procedure is terminated in step s 14 .
  • the memory card 2 capable of recording a plurality of pieces of information 11 can be removably loaded into the receiving compartment 3 , and the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 can be read out when the memory card 2 is loaded.
  • the memory card 2 can record thereon a plurality of pieces of information in different data formats.
  • the CPU 5 Upon detecting the loading of the memory card 2 to the receiving compartment 3 , the CPU 5 performs control so that the first piece of information recorded on the memory card 2 is read out in accordance with the predetermined ordering criterion defined in the setup file, and so that the application program that matches the data format of the information is selectively activated to process the information 11 .
  • control is performed so that the information 11 recorded in the data format that can be processed by the application program is sequentially read out in accordance with the ordering criterion. Since the data 12 for reading out the information from the memory card 2 in accordance with the ordering criterion is stored in the memory card 2 itself, the readout of the information 11 from the memory card 2 can be performed automatically, and since the application program for processing the first piece of information 11 is selected based on the first piece of information 11 , the user can have the recorded information 11 processed automatically by just loading the memory card 2 into the receiving compartment 3 .
  • FIG. 3 shows a screen displayed on the display device 9 of FIG. 1, showing the information 11 and data 12 recorded on the memory card 2 and illustrating how various settings are made.
  • An information browse screen 20 displays a list of the recorded information 11 and the data 12 related to the information 11 .
  • the user can rearrange the display of listing by selecting “SORT” and setting the ordering criterion.
  • the user can select the ordering criterion from among “BY DATA FORMAT”, “BY DATE/TIME OF WRITING”, “BY DATE/TIME OF USE”, “BY FREQUENCY OF USE”, and “BY FILE NAME”.
  • the user can select “UP” to sort the list in ascending order or “DOWN” to sort it in descending order.
  • the user can select “FILE SETUP” to move to a setup screen 22 .
  • the user can “ENABLE” or “DISABLE” auto playback.
  • the user can select the order of playback from among “IN ORDER OF DATE/TIME OF WRITING”, “IN ORDER OF DATE/TIME OF USE”, and “IN ORDER OF FREQUENCY OF USE”.
  • the user can also select the default medium between “CARD” and “DECK”.
  • the user can further select “SAME DATA FORMAT”, “SAME CATEGORY”, or “RANDOM”.
  • data concerning the date/time of recording of the information 11 is stored in the data 12 on the memory card 2 , and settings can be made so that the CPU 5 performs control to read out the most recently recorded information 11 as the first piece of information from the memory card 2 by using as the ordering criterion the date/time of information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 , and to activate the application program that matches the data format of the first piece of information.
  • the last processed information 11 can be preferentially selected for processing.
  • data concerning the date/time the information 11 was used for processing is stored in the data 12 on the memory card 2 and, in this case, settings can be made so that the CPU 5 performs control to read out the most recently used information 11 as the first piece of information from the memory card 2 by using as the ordering criterion the date/time of use of the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 , and to activate the application program that matches the data format of the first piece of information.
  • the most recently used information 11 can be preferentially selected for processing.
  • a memory similar to the nonvolatile memory 8 should be provided in the memory card 2 .
  • the storage capacity required of such a memory can be made smaller than the recording capacity required for the information 11 .
  • data concerning the number of times the information 11 has been used for processing is stored in the data 12 on the memory card 2 , and in this case, settings can be made so that the CPU 5 performs control to read out the most frequently used information 11 as the first piece of information from the memory card 2 by using as the ordering criterion the number of times the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 has been used, and to activate the application program that matches the data format of the first piece of information.
  • the most frequently used information 11 can be preferentially selected for processing.
  • data concerning the number of times the information 11 has been used for processing is stored in the data 12 on the memory card 2 and, in this case, settings can be made so that the CPU 5 performs control to: calculate for each data format the total number of times the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 has been used; read out information, selected based on a predetermined criterion from among the information 11 of the most frequently used data format, as the first piece of information from the memory card 2 in accordance with the preset ordering criterion; and activate the application program that matches the data format of the first piece of information.
  • the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 is sequentially presented for processing in accordance with the predetermined criterion from among the information 11 of the most frequently used data format, the information 11 of the most frequently used data format can be preferentially selected for processing.
  • the date/time of recording can be used as the predetermined criterion.
  • the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 is sequentially presented for processing in descending order of date/time of recording from among the information 11 of the most frequently used data format, the most recently recorded information 11 of the most frequently used data format can be preferentially selected for processing.
  • Information 11 of the data format that can be processed by any one of a plurality of application programs is also recorded on the memory card 2 , and the nonvolatile memory 8 or the like is provided as a storage means for recording the number of times each of the application programs has been used for processing the information 11 of that data format.
  • the CPU 5 performs control to activate the most frequently used application program based on the frequency-of-use data stored in the storage means such as the nonvolatile memory 8 .
  • settings can be made so that, when the user loads the memory card 2 into the receiving compartment 3 , the information 11 read out as the first piece of information is processed by preferentially activating the most frequency used application program among the plurality of application programs that match the data format of that information.
  • data concerning the date/time of recording of the information 11 is stored in the data 12 on the memory card 2 and, of the plurality of application programs, the application program last used for the processing of the information 11 is stored in the nonvolatile memory 8 ; in this case, settings can be made so that the CPU 5 reads out as the first piece of information the information 11 most recently recorded on the memory card 2 from among the information 11 of the data format that can be processed by the application program stored in the nonvolatile memory 8 .
  • the information 11 recorded in the same data format is read out in sequence in order of date/time of recording.
  • the information 11 most recently recorded on the memory card 2 is read out as the first piece of information, and the application program that matches the data format of the information 11 is activated and, thereafter, the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 recorded in that data format is processed in order of date/time of recording, so that the information 11 can be processed sequentially by using the same application program.
  • data concerning the date/time the information 11 was used for processing is stored in the data 12 on the memory card 2 .
  • the application program last used for the processing of the information 11 is stored in the nonvolatile memory 8 ; in this case, settings can be made so that the CPU 5 performs control to read out as the first piece of information the information 11 most recently used in the memory card 2 from among the information 11 of the data format that can be processed by the application program stored in the nonvolatile memory 8 and, when reading the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 , the information 11 recorded in the same data format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of use.
  • the most recently used information 11 is read out as the first piece of information from the memory card 2 , and the application program that matches the data format of the information 11 is activated and, thereafter, the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 recorded in that data format is processed in order of date/time of use, so that the information 11 can be processed sequentially by using the same application program.
  • data concerning the date/time of recording of the information 11 is stored in the data 12 on the memory card 2 , and the number of times each of the plurality of application programs has been used for processing the information 11 is stored in the nonvolatile memory 8 ; in this case, settings can be made so that the CPU 5 performs control to read out as the first piece of information the information 11 most recently recorded on the memory card 2 from among the information 11 of the data format that can be processed by the most frequently used application program selected based on the frequency-of-use data stored in the nonvolatile memory 8 and, when reading the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 , the information 11 recorded in that data format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of recording.
  • the most frequently used application program is activated by selecting it from among the plurality of application programs that match the data format of the information 11 stored on the memory card 2 and, among the information 11 recorded in that data format, the information 11 most recently recorded on the memory card 2 is read out as the first piece of information, and the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 recorded in that data format is processed in order of date/time of recording, so that the information can be processed sequentially by using the same application program.
  • data concerning the date/time the information 11 was used for processing is stored in the data 12 on the memory card 2 , and the number of times each of the plurality of application programs has been used for processing the information 11 is stored in the nonvolatile memory 8 ; in this case, settings can be made so that the CPU 5 performs control to read out as the first piece of information the information 11 most recently used in the memory card 2 from among the information 11 of the data format that can be processed by the most frequently used application program selected based on the frequency-of-use data stored in the nonvolatile memory 8 and, when reading the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 , the information recorded in the same data format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of use.
  • the most frequently used application program is activated by selecting it from among the plurality of application programs that match the data format of the information 11 stored on the memory card 2 and, among the information 11 recorded in that data format, the most recently used information 11 is read out as the first piece of information from the memory card 2 , and the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 recorded in that data format is processed in order of date/time of use, so that the information can be processed sequentially by using the same application program.
  • data concerning the date/time the information 11 was used for processing is stored in the data 12 on the memory card 2 ; in this case, settings can be made so that the CPU 5 performs control to read out the most recently used information 11 as the first piece of information from among the information 11 of the data format most predominantly used for the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 , and, when reading the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 , the information 11 recorded in the same data format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of use.
  • the most recently used information 11 is read out as the first piece of information from the memory card 2 from among the information 11 of the data format most predominantly used for the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 and, thereafter, the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 recorded in that data format can be processed sequentially in order of date/time of use.
  • data concerning the date/time of recording of the information 11 is stored in the data 12 on the memory card 2 ; in this case, settings can be made so that the CPU 5 performs control to search the kinds of the data formats of the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 , select a particular data format at random from among the kinds of the data formats, and read out the most recently recorded information 11 as the first piece of information from among the information 11 of the selected data format and, when reading the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 , the information 11 recorded in the same data format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of recording.
  • the most recently recorded information 11 is read out as the first piece of information from the memory card 2 from among the information 11 of the data format selected at random from among the data formats of the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 and, thereafter, the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 recorded in that data format can be processed sequentially in order of date/time of recording.
  • data concerning the date/time the information 11 was used for processing is stored in the data 12 on the memory card 2 ; in this case, settings can be made so that the CPU 5 performs control to search the kinds of the data formats of the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 , select a particular data format at random from among the kinds of the data formats, and read out the most recently used information 11 as the first piece of information from among the information 11 of the selected data format and, when reading the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 , the information 11 recorded in the same data format is sequentially read out in order of date/time of use.
  • the most recently used information 11 is read out as the first piece of information from the memory card 2 from among the information 11 of the data format selected at random from among the data formats of the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 and, thereafter, the second and subsequent pieces of information 11 recorded in that data format can be processed sequentially in order of date/time of use.
  • the CPU 5 when auto playback is not performed, can be made to act as a candidate presenting means which, when the memory card 2 is loaded into the receiving compartment 3 , searches the kinds of the data formats of the information 11 recorded on the loaded memory card 2 , selects from among the plurality of application programs the application programs that can process the information 11 of the data formats thus searched, and presents the selected application programs as candidates.
  • the user operates the keyboard 10 as an operation input means to select one of the candidates displayed on the display device 9 .
  • the CPU 5 can also be made to act as a control means which, in response to the input operation performed on the keyboard 10 , activates the application program selected from among the candidates and performs control so that the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 is sequentially read out in accordance with the predetermined ordering criterion from among the information 11 of the data format that can be processed by the activated application program.
  • the user can select one of the candidates by operating the keyboard 10 .
  • the CPU 5 activates the application program selected by the user from among the candidates, and performs control so that the information recorded on the recording medium is sequentially read out in accordance with the predetermined ordering criterion from among the information 11 of the data format that can be processed by that application program; this facilitates the activation of the application program suitable for reading the information 11 from the memory card 2 .
  • FIG. 4 shows, as a still another embodiment of the present invention, an information browse screen 30 for rearranging the information 11 recorded on the memory card 2 and a sort screen 31 and a setup screen 32 which are displayed when “SORT” and “SETUP”, respectively, are selected.
  • a trash bin 33 is provided on the information browse screen 30 so that information selected for deletion from the list can be removed from the list of auto playback, etc. without actually erasing it.
  • the setup screen 32 the condition for actually erasing the information 11 placed in the trash bin 33 is set up. The condition can be selected from two choices, “UPON CARD EJECTION” and “AFTER A PRESET NUMBER OF DAYS”. The number of days can be set as desired by the user.
  • the memory card 2 is used as the recording medium. Since the memory card 2 is recordable, the playback log is recorded as the data 12 and is used when performing auto playback. For other recording media such as CDs and DVDs that are loaded into the deck 13 for playback and that are only readable at least with that deck 13 , log information can be stored in the nonvolatile memory 8 or the like in the automotive information processing apparatus 1 in association with ID information identifying each recording medium, and can be used to perform auto playback in the same manner as in the above-described embodiments.
  • FIG. 5 shows, as a yet another embodiment of the present invention, a specify screen 40 when more than one receiving compartment 3 for the memory card 2 shown in FIG. 1 is provided and when the application program for processing the information 11 can be specified in advance for each receiving compartment 3 .
  • application programs are specified, for example, for two receiving compartments 3 designated here as slot A and slot B, respectively.
  • SETUP is selected from the specify screen 40
  • a setup screen 41 is displayed to enable the user to set the kind of information for each slot.
  • “MUSIC”, “IMAGE”, “DATA”, or their combined type “MULTI” can be selected as the kind of information.
  • Disk consolidation can also be set that enables the memory cards 2 simultaneously loaded in the plurality of receiving compartments 3 to operate as if they are a single recording medium.
  • the application program for processing the recorded information 11 is automatically specified, thus simplifying the process of specifying the application program.
  • the present invention is not limited to the automotive information processing apparatus 1 , but can also be implemented as part of an operating system or as one application program in a conventional personal computer or the like.
  • the invention offers the effect of saving the vehicle driver, etc. the trouble of operating the apparatus, and when applied to a personal computer or the like, the invention offers the effect of being able to process various kinds of information in an easy to understand manner.

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